What in the World Podcast
Helping you make sense of what鈥檚 happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.
Episodes to download
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Palm oil versus the planet: What can be done?
Tue 19 Sep 2023
A substitute could help counter deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia
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Is Syria鈥檚 government pushing an addictive party drug?
Mon 18 Sep 2023
Dubbed 鈥渢he poor man鈥檚 cocaine鈥�, Captagon is sweeping through the Middle East
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Why was Storm Daniel so deadly in Libya?
Thu 14 Sep 2023
After two dams failed, whole neighbourhoods of the city of Derna were swept away
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WWE and UFC: Will the merger be a knockout?
Wed 13 Sep 2023
A new organisation brings together professional wrestling and mixed martial arts
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Will decriminalisation change abortion for women in Mexico?
Tue 12 Sep 2023
Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised abortion across the country
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How has Morocco鈥檚 earthquake impacted mountain villages?
Mon 11 Sep 2023
Rescuers in the Atlas Mountains have been using their bare hands to dig for survivors
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Why are young people fighting for climate action in court?
Fri 8 Sep 2023
We hear from some of the people at the centre of these cases
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How a scandal is forcing Germany to reckon with its Nazi past
Thu 7 Sep 2023
A top politician has apologised for carrying an anti-Jewish pamphlet as a schoolboy
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Why are teachers bullied in South Korea?
Wed 6 Sep 2023
People have been protesting after a teacher took her life
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Has THAT kiss become a tipping point for women in Spain?
Tue 5 Sep 2023
The #SeAcabo movement shows talk about sexism has moved beyond the World Cup final
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Eat, Pay, Love: How is Bali dealing with its badly behaved tourists?
Mon 4 Sep 2023
One woman is using social media to call out people who break the rules
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Coups and Dynasties: Are Africa鈥檚 鈥渘epo baby鈥� leaders in trouble?
Fri 1 Sep 2023
A series of coups has some leaders worried
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How much do we know about North Korea?
Thu 31 Aug 2023
It鈥檚 a super secretive country, so what's really going on?
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Why air pollution is keeping some people home
Wed 30 Aug 2023
New research says breathing bad air can be as dangerous as smoking
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Why is there violence in Ecuador?
Tue 29 Aug 2023
International drug cartels are using banana shipments to smuggle out cocaine
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Can reality TV help people talk about mental health?
Mon 28 Aug 2023
Former contestants have been discussing their anxiety
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Is the water from Fukushima dangerous?
Fri 25 Aug 2023
The United Nations nuclear watchdog says it鈥檚 safe - but what actually is in the water?
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Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and is he dead?
Thu 24 Aug 2023
The leader of the Wagner group is presumed dead after a private jet crashed in Russia
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Why is the moon鈥檚 south pole so special?
Wed 23 Aug 2023
One of the major goals of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission is to hunt for water ice
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Why has Somalia banned TikTok?
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Its government says "immoral groups" are spreading misinformation
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How important was this women鈥檚 football World Cup?
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Spain beat England 1-0 in the final match of the competition
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How does it feel to be skinny shamed?
Fri 18 Aug 2023
We learn about the mental health impacts of skinny shaming across Africa
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Are wildfires getting worse?
Thu 17 Aug 2023
With fires in Hawaii and Canada, are they getting worse and how can we prevent them?
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Why isn鈥檛 Caster Semenya at the World Athletics Championships?
Wed 16 Aug 2023
She鈥檚 one of several DSD athletes who aren鈥檛 allowed to compete
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How have women's rights in Afghanistan changed?
Tue 15 Aug 2023
It's two years since the Taliban took back control of the country
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Do video games impact our mental health?
Mon 14 Aug 2023
The industry is booming - but do we understand how playing games impacts us?
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Why hip-hop's 50th anniversary matters
Fri 11 Aug 2023
The genre has had a massive influence on everything from fashion to politics to culture
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Why are so many footballers going to Saudi Arabia?
Thu 10 Aug 2023
Some of football's biggest names have moved to Saudi clubs - we explain why
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Do vaping bans work?
Wed 9 Aug 2023
New Zealand and Australia are two of the latest countries to introduce restrictions
